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Jobs & commute in Limestone Township

Limestone Township has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 1% stay in Limestone Township for work; outside it, Mahoning Township is the main destination (9%, 10 miles). Limestone Township has 164 jobs; 364 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 8% of workers; Pennsylvania has 16%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Limestone Township on a workday

On a workday 360 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 160 people come in from elsewhere.

360live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
160work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night990
Workday790
990live here− 360head out to work+ 160come in to work= 790on a workday

About 790 people are in Limestone Township on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.45jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Limestone Township ends

Mount CarmelMuncy: 7 residents work here (2%)ShamokinLewisburg: 8 residents work here (2%)Danville: 15 residents work here (4%)BerwickMilton: 17 residents work here (5%)Bloomsburg: 7 residents work here (2%)Liberty TownshipClinton Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Monroe TownshipLewis Township: 9 residents work here (2%)Anthony Township: 16 residents work here (4%)Turbot TownshipWhite Deer TownshipDerry Township: 8 residents work here (2%)Mahoning Township: 33 residents work here (9%)Limestone TownshipMadison TownshipMahoning TownshipMiltonAnthony TownshipDanvilleClinton TownshipLewis TownshipLimestone Township
19%33
2
Milton7.5 mi away
5%17
3
Anthony Township4.9 mi away
4%16
4
Danville9.5 mi away
4%15
5
Clinton Township12.3 mi away
2%9
6
Lewis Township3.9 mi away
2%9
7
Lewisburg10.7 mi away
2%8
8
Derry Township4.9 mi away
2%8
9
Muncy9.9 mi away
2%7
10
Bloomsburg15 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
65%235
The top trips

Where Limestone Township clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

83% of the jobs in Limestone Township pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Limestone TownshipJobs Limestone Township residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms17%21%
Trade, transport & utilities72%23%
Services: health, schools, offices11%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less7%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month10%23%
Over $3,333 a month83%62%

Who does it

29 or younger13%20%
30 to 5451%52%
55 and older36%29%
+80%

Jobs based in Limestone Township, 2014 → 2024: 91 → 164. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Limestone Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

The trip to work from Limestone Township: about 23 minutes

A year of commuting
174 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Limestone Township23 min
Pennsylvania26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
8%

of Limestone Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Pennsylvania. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Limestone Township gets to work
81%Drive alone
9%Carpool
8%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 486 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across Pennsylvania: 81% drive alone, 4% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

The commute from Limestone Township, by distance

10 mi25 mi30 miMahoning Township: 9% · 9.8 miMilton: 5% · 7.5 miAnthony Township: 4% · 4.9 miDanville: 4% · 9.5 miClinton Township: 2% · 12.3 miLewis Township: 2% · 3.9 miLewisburg: 2% · 10.7 miDerry Township: 2% · 4.9 miMuncy: 2% · 9.9 miBloomsburg: 2% · 15 miMahoning Township 9%Milton 5%Anthony Township 4%Danville 4%Clinton Township 2%Limestone Township
Limestone TownshipTop destinations (size = commuters)
32%Under 10 mi118 residents
33%10–24 mi121 residents
6%25–50 mi21 residents
29%Over 50 mi104 residents

About 29% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Limestone Township and the towns next door

The biggest share goes to Anthony Township (4%).

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Derry Township18 min
Liberty Township19 min
Turbot Township20 min
Limestone Township23 min
Anthony Township25 min
Lewis Township26 min

Jobs & commute next door

TownLimestone Township workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Limestone Township–——23 min$77,708
Liberty Townshipunder 2%A−D19 min$94,438
Anthony Township4%C+D−25 min$81,705
Lewis Township2%B−B−26 min$76,484
Turbot Townshipunder 2%BB+20 min$72,000
Derry Township2%B−B−18 min$83,438

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Limestone Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Limestone Township: questions

What is the median household income in Limestone Township?

$77,708 (±$16,230) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,971 across Pennsylvania and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Limestone Township?

4.9%, against 11.7% across Pennsylvania and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Limestone Township?

23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Pennsylvania and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Limestone Township work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mahoning Township (9%, 10 mi), Milton (5%, 8 mi), Anthony Township (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Limestone Township without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Limestone Township, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Limestone Township

Limestone Township home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.